Instagram CEO Testifies in US Senate on Potential Harm to Teenagers
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri testifies before a US Senate subcommittee over potential harm the platform has had on teenagers.
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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri testifies before a US Senate subcommittee over potential harm the platform has had on teenagers.
Adam Mosseri was in the hot seat Wednesday afternoon.
Instagram on Tuesday tightened protections for teens on the eve of a Senate hearing about whether it is "toxic" for young users.
Instagram will be stricter about what it recommends to teen users, and will stop people from mentioning teens who don't follow them on the platform.
Instagram's parent company Meta, which also oversees Facebook, is battling a serious reputational crisis after a whistleblower leaked reams of internal documents showing executives knew of their sites' risks for teens' well-being, prompting a renewed US push for regulation.